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Rodrigo Aragão
Rodrigo Aragão creates fantastic and terrifying worlds rooted in the folklore, wildlife, and popular imagination of Espírito Santo.
- Region
- Guarapari, ES, Sudeste
- Age
- 49
Authorial vision
Rodrigo Aragão’s directorial vision is characterized by his masterful use of practical effects, prosthetic makeup, and physical monsters, reviving the artisanal tradition of classic horror. His narratives use the myths, legends, and natural landscapes of the coast and interior of Espírito Santo as a backdrop for social and ecological critiques. His directing style combines eschatology, dark humor, gore, and an avowed passion for popular fiction, establishing an authentic and highly distinctive aesthetic in Brazilian film and television.
Filmography
- Prédio Vazio
2025 · Film · Horror · Director · 80 min
Luna is searching for her mother, who went missing on the last day of Carnival in Guarapari. Her search leads her to an old apartment, a place inhabited by tormented souls.
- O Cemitério das Almas Perdidas
2020 · Film · Aventura, Fantasia, Horror · Writer & Director · 94 min
Corrupted by the power of Cyprian’s Black Book, a Jesuit and his followers unleash a reign of terror in colonial Brazil, until they are cursed to live forever trapped beneath the graves of a cemetery. Now, centuries later, they are ready to break free and spread their evil throughout the world.
- A Mata Negra
2018 · Film · Fantasia, Horror · Writer & Director · 98 min
In this mystical horror story, a young woman discovers the Lost Book of Cyprian, an ancient volume with the power to bring both wealth and evil.
- Mar Negro
2013 · Film · Horror · Writer & Director · 96 min
A mysterious contamination strikes a small village, transforming fish and crustaceans into hideous creatures that spread death and destruction. A solitary albino fights for his true love, risking his own soul in a desperate struggle to survive.
- Mangue Negro
2008 · Film · Horror · Writer & Director · 105 min
In a mangrove swamp surrounded by mountains, a small community survives by overexploiting natural resources. Among them is Luiz, a shy young man who has long tried to declare his love for Raquel, a beautiful young woman who has become the object of desire for many men in the region. When strange events begin to alter the fabric of that world, terrifying creatures emerge from the depths of the mangrove swamp in search of human flesh. Now Luiz must fight desperately to save what is most precious to him: Raquel’s life.
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